OpenAI has asked Congress whether coordinating an industry-wide slowdown on frontier AI development would violate antitrust law, as safety collaboration between AI labs could risk legal challenges under the Sherman Antitrust Act. A bipartisan bill introduced in July would explicitly permit AI labs to coordinate on safety and security work without antitrust risk, though some argue legal concerns may be a convenient excuse for companies reluctant to collaborate due to fierce competition and differing safety philosophies.
AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic with warnings that the next one to two years are critical for humanity's safety regarding artificial intelligence development. Coxon and colleagues at major AI labs fear risks from AI-enabled biological threats and cyberweapons, calling for coordination between companies and international powers to slow the competitive race for advanced AI systems.